History Main / SlouchOfVillainy

* The BetaBaddie vampire Nerva in ''Film/{{Ultraviolet}}'' did this. Which was quite in character, since he was a SmugSnake piece of eurotrash with fangs.

->''"No other being dares to sit on couches like ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} does!"''

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}''/''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': Averted with [Khorne the Blood God, as it's implied he sometimes gets off the Skull Throne.

* ComicBook/NormanOsborn is rocking this look on the cover of ''Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3'', which is very indicative of his whole role in ComicBook/DarkReign.

* ComicBook/{{Lucifer}} does this during his comic series, slouching in the throne of Primum Mobile.

* Franchise/MonsterVerse: [[Characters/MonsterVerseHumans Alan Jonah]] has such a sitting posture when he's being interrogated in Guam at the beginning, whilst wearing orange prison overalls.

* ComicBook/{{Shazam}} villain ComicBook/BlackAdam does it in [[http://tinyurl.com/3xr93d this picture]], after he had killed the entire population of a country. And the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death. When Black Adam goes bad, he does not fuck about.
* ComicBook/{{Thanos}} is prone to this, often using a space-going throne to sit upon, musing. Also during ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet'' saga, Thanos set up a big shrine to Death in space, one that came equipped with thrones to sit on while he contemplated how to win Death's affection.

* At the end of ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'', the Saint of Killers settles down on his most recent victim's throne and goes back to sleep. For those of you who haven't read the series, his latest victim happens to be [[spoiler:God]].
* ComicBook/{{Lucifer}} does this during his comic series, slouching in the throne of Primum Mobile.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'':
** ''ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron'': After being captured by Rogue Squadron the best Imperial pilot since Vader's death, [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/367889.html Baron Soontir Fel]], was somehow able to combine sitting relatively straight -- not lounging, anyway -- on an interrogation chair with an awesomely villainous posture. He ends up [[DefectorFromDecadence joining the Rebellion]].
** In ''ComicBook/DarkEmpire'', Luke [[http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/277/de15s.jpg does this pretty well]].

* ComicBook/NormanOsborn is rocking this look on the cover of ''Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3'', which is very indicative of his whole role in ComicBook/DarkReign.

* One SissyVillain from an in-story SlashFic ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'' reads. (He [[AliensMadeThemDoIt forces Major Havoc and Syndablokk to have sex together.]])
* [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-BoreholeKickoff.jpg Overlord does this]] as best as a stiff-metal HumongousMecha can manage while watching gladiator games in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers''.
* Namor, The ComicBook/SubMariner, while not [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor usually]] a villain these days, has his moments of lounging around his throne as seen [[http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.wikia.com/marveldatabase/images/0/06/Namor_McKenzie_(Earth-616).jpg&imgrefurl=http://marvel.wikia.com/Namor_McKenzie_(Earth-616)&h=726&w=471&sz=178&tbnid=enbdCej1cCs-oM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=58&prev=/search%3Fq%3DNamor%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=Namor&docid=_ZDubABKwffTQM&sa=X&ei=kXFlTrr7FuPZiALBpLC-Cg&ved=0CDEQ9QEwAQ&dur=125 here]].
* ComicBook/{{Ultron}} from ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' has done this in at least [[http://postfiles15.naver.net/20110217_190/kkkmmmttt_1297944101489atXRT_JPEG/Ultron_2.jpg?type=w3 two]] [[http://www.samruby.com/Villains/Ultron/UltronSit.gif covers]] despite the fact that he's a robot and [[FridgeLogic technically doesn't need to sit]].
** Perhaps inheriting it from his "father" The Vision is NEVER shown sitting with proper posture, and in fact is shown slouching in a chair in the very first issue he shows up in. One issue has him spending a relaxing day with his then-wife Scarlet Witch watching television and he's STILL slouching in the chair!

* The page quote refers to {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} sitting on ComicBook/MaryMarvel's couch while trying to seduce her to his side. Darkseid seems to generally enjoy trying out his best slouches of villainy in other people's couches when he wants to speak with them in private, and many people have had the unpleasant surprise of getting home to find the Lord of Apokolips chilling on their couch with something to say.
** Also from ''ComicBook/NewGods'', there's Metron, who is always shown in his "Mobius Chair", a kind of flying throne/computer. Metron isn't truly an example despite literally never leaving his chair, because he's not a villain (though he's not exactly on the side of the Good Guys either; he's kind of the Switzerland of the New Gods), nor does he slouch in it.
* Chrysalis has her own Drama Couch in Issue #2 of ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW''.
** And then, there's [[ArcVillain Mirror!Celestia]] lying on her throne like on a bed in the "Reflections" arc.
* One of the ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' covers shows ''Judge Dredd'' supervillain Judge Death [[https://judgetutorsemple.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/1949.jpg sitting slouched over on his bone-adorned throne]] on his homeworld.

* The lawyer for the prosecution in the movie of ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'' slouches with one leg over the arm of his chair.
* While she's not a villain, exactly, in ''Film/MataHari'' Creator/GretaGarbo is prone to lounging about rather than sitting upright.
* Genesis in ''Film/SuicideClub'' uses this posture to introduce himself. [[RuleOfFunny Complete with over-the-top leg-crossing, first on one side, then deciding on the other. In an unsturdy wooden chair that he needs to fix first.]] That can't be comfortable.
* OlderThanTheyThink: Check out [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TheCaligula.JPG Jay Robinson]] in 1953's ''Film/TheRobe'' or Creator/PeterOToole in 1964's ''Film/{{Becket}}''.

* In the 1997 ''Film/{{Ivanhoe}}'' adaptation, Prince John during Rebecca's trial, as he is both abjectly bored and very aware he's the only sane man in the room.
* When Loki holds the throne in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', he takes this trope for all it is worth. [[spoiler:So we really should have known better when "Odin" is sitting that way at the end of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''...]]
* In ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', [[TheCaligula Emperor Commodus]] slouches in whatever chair he sits in as long as it has arms to slouch on.
* Emperor Palpatine in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. Most noticeable when he sits down while telling Luke that he knows all about the Rebel's plans.
* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'': Riddick slouches on the slain Lord Marshal's throne due to sheer exhaustion. It becomes a Slouch Of Villainy when he notices the other Necromongers ''bowing'' down to him since [[YouKillItYouBoughtIt "You keep what you kill."]]
* Teddy delves into this at one point in ''Film/{{Neighbors|2014}}'', [[LampshadeHanging and is called out on "villaining out"]] by Pete.
* In ''Film/SupermanII'', Lex Luthor puts his feet up on the president's desk in [[TheWhiteHouse the Oval Office]] as he tries to make a deal with Zod.

* Promotional material for ''Film/IronMan3'' quite prominently features the villain The Mandarin in this pose.
* BigBad Supreme Leader Snoke of ''Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi'' rocks a pretty casual slouch, complete with a nice robe and slippers, when he has Rey before him in his throne room. Sharp-eyed fans immediately noticed it bore a striking similarity to how [[Magazine/{{Playboy}} Hugh Hefner]] sat, which actor Creator/AndySerkis later [[https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1737439/andy-serkis-confirms-snoke-is-based-on-hugh-hefner confirmed was intentional]].
* Oddly enough, protagonist Conan is pictured sitting this way during the ending narration of [[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 both]] [[Film/ConanTheDestroyer films]].

* On the cover of New 52 Batman #39, [[spoiler: the newly returned Joker]] does this [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/0/6063/4224671-bm_cv39.jpg on a very literal throne of corpses.]]
* ComicBook/BlackAdam from Creator/DCComics does it in [[http://tinyurl.com/3xr93d this picture]], after he had killed the entire population of a country. And the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death. When Black Adam goes bad, he does not fuck about.

* Comicbook/{{Lucifer}} does this during his comic series, slouching in the throne of Primum Mobile.
* Franchise/StarWarsLegends:

* The page quote refers to {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} sitting on [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Mary Marvel's couch]] while trying to seduce her to his side. Darkseid seems to generally enjoy trying out his best slouches of villainy in other people's couches when he wants to speak with them in private, and many people have had the unpleasant surprise of getting home to find the Lord of Apokolips chilling on their couch with something to say.

* Ain't nobody slouches evilly on a throne like [[Comicstrip/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless.]] Being drawn by Alex Raymond helps.

** In [[UpdatedRerelease Ultimate]], Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} does this in the Shadowland stage. Since he was evil and the leader of The Hand at the time.

* ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'': Fitting a SpiritualSuccessor for the Castlevania series, Gebel is seen slouching in a very Drac-like manner atop his throne in the Hall of Termination before Miriam fights him.

** In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonsterBattleRoadVictory'', Nokturnus adopts this pose for all the intro cutscene.

* In the second opening of ''Anime/MaiOtome'' Nagi is shown reclining in his throne, demonstrating his newfound BigBad status. It's also in the first opening, but in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it split-second frame. That makes it a SpoilerOpening.

* ''Webcomic/AngelDown,,: Ariel adopts this pose on the cover page of Chapter 4, and [[AGlassOfChianti holding a glass of wine]] to boot. A slight subversion in that she is visibly uncomfortable in this pose and is wounded, owing to the fact that she is a ClassicalAntihero rather than a villian.

* Air Defense Princess in ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'' is shown doing this pose in her official artwork, complete with malicious grin and [[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou her aiming one of her guns at the viewer]].

** [[TheFairFolk Elves]] do it automatically, too, as part of their "[[SuperiorSpecies far too cool to be human]]" glamour.

* Lestat from ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'' actively prides himself on his slouch, as in this passage from ''Memnoch the Devil'': "David saw me at once--a slouching, blond, long-haired youth, bronze face and hands, the usual deep violet sunglasses over my eyes, hair presentably combed for once, body tricked out in a dark-blue, double-breasted BrooksBrothers suit."

* Chris Hart talks about the distinction between Hero posture and Villain posture in one of his "how to draw super heroes and villains" books. He points out that Heroes have confidence and have nothing to hide; they stand upright and secure, well balanced. While Villains are beset with inner turmoil and constantly trying to protect themselves, mistrusting the world. This even applies when they turn to react to some surprise or threat - the Hero turns with a straightening-up motion, ready to face whatever it is, whereas the Villain turns in a bowed-over fashion, already protecting his middle. Oh, and he even goes on to show the change from a GranolaGirl Heroine to a super-villainess.

** In ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'', BigBad Ru'afo practices his Slouch Of Villainy... from the depths of a plush red sofa. [[{{Narm}} It doesn't really work]].

Villains are inordinately fond of doing this in chairs that aren't theirs as well. Villains [[ChairReveal will surprise you by draping themselves]] on TheHero's chair, with an ambush, an EnemyMine offer or AnOfferYouCantRefuse, or to prove how badass they are prior to [[HeelFaceTurn joining up more permanently]]. If there's an armrest on the chair, especially if it's a royal throne, odds are good that the character will adopt the Sitting Lion Beast pose and rest one elbow on it, with the hand tucked neatly under his chin, while sporting either a self-satisfied smirk or a glance of disdain. As mentioned with TheStarscream point, this is a subtle way of insulting the person whose seat it belongs to. It's extra cool if they're drinking AGlassOfChianti. Sometimes, it resembles a ThinkerPose.

Compare with LeaningOnTheFurniture. Related to RebelRelaxation and is often a case of OrcusOnHisThrone. A neutral (non-villain) variant is RecliningReigner. Contrast KingpinInHisGym, when the villain prefers to do something a bit more active than lounge around on furniture. Do not confuse with [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs People Sit on Chairs]], which is [[Administrivia/NotATrope not a trope]].

Villains are inordinately fond of doing this in chairs that aren't theirs as well. Villains [[ChairReveal will surprise you by draping themselves]] on TheHero's chair, with an ambush, an EnemyMine offer or AnOfferYouCantRefuse, or to prove how badass they are prior to [[HeelFaceTurn joining up more permanently]]. If there's an armrest on the chair, especially if it's a royal throne, odds are good that the character will adopt the Sitting Lion Beast pose and rest one elbow on it, with the hand tucked neatly under his chin, while sporting either a self-satisfied smirk or a glance of disdain. As mentioned with TheStarscream point, this is a subtle way of insulting the person whose seat it belongs to. It's extra cool if they're drinking AGlassOfChianti.